TIME TO MEET THIS MONTHS TOP TEACHER. AT BLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WAUKESHA THE STUDENTS ARE CALLED "SCHOLARS" AND IT'S ALSO WHERE WE FIND OUR TOP TEACHER FOR DECEMBER. SALLY INTRODUCES US TO OUR WINNER. NO WONDER IT'S CALLED BONUS! THAT'S A LOT OF WORK FOR THAT ONE SQUARE GLENDA CONFORTI HAS BEEN IN THE CLASSROOM FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. HER APPROACH BEGINS AND ENDS WITH COMPASSION FOR HER STUDENTS. SHE'S MADE AN IMPACT ON FACULTY AS WELL- SHE WAS NOMINATED ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE STAFF! YOU ARE OUR DECEMBER TOP TEACHER...WE ARE DELIGHTED. GLENDA ENCOURAGES HER STUDENTS TO GROW WITH KNOWLEDGE AND FOLLOW THEIR PASSIONS. SHE ACTUALLY WORKS WITH TWO FORMER STUDENTS WHO FOLLOWED THEIR DREAMS TO BECOME TEACHERS. GARRETT SHESKEY MY TEAM PARTNER I HAD AS A 3RD AND 4TH GRADER AND MRS. DELEON OUR DEAN OF STUDENTS WAS ALSO MY STUDENT IN THIS CLASSROOM. SO TO BE WORKING WITH YOUR FORMER STUDENTS IS REALLY PROUD GLENDA WAS INSPIRED BY A TEACHER OF HER OWN. IN MY SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL I WORKED WITH A SPECIAL ED TEACHER AND SHE CHANGED MY LIFE INSPIRED TO TEACH - AND NOW MRS. CONFORTI IS HERSELF AN INSPIRATION TO THOSE WHO WILL FOLLOW IN HER FOOTSTEPS.